Las Vegas Strip headliner residencies have become spectacular tech showcases with the opening of Sphere Entertainment. (SPHR) Sphere Las Vegas, which debuted on September 29, 2023, with 40 shows U2/UV Achtung Baby Live by superstar rock band U2 at the Sphere residency.
Before the Sphere opened, the most spectacular shows on the Strip might have been the five Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas: The Beatles Love, Michael Jackson One, Mystère, O or Kà, or the numerous magician or illusionist shows , like David Copperfield or David Blaine. You can also catch Penn & Teller at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino off the Strip. Years ago, Siegfried & Roy entertained with their magic act.
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The Sphere cost around $2.3 billion to complete, higher than a previous estimate of $2.175 billion and $1 billion higher than its initial construction budget. So far, the venue has not disappointed, becoming the main competitor to the residencies produced by the Las Vegas Strip hotel casinos operated by Caesars Entertainment. (CZR) MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) .
Sphere Entertainment continued to book superstar artists at the 18,600-seat venue, which can hold a standing capacity of 20,000, after U2 completed their residency. The Sphere welcomed the band Phish for a short four-show engagement on April 18, 19, 20 and 21, which the band said would be their only Sphere shows in 2024.
Grateful Dead spin-off band Dead & Company, which completed its final concert tour at Oracle Park in San Francisco on July 16, 2023, has scheduled 30 shows at the Las Vegas Sphere from May 16 to August 10, 2024.
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Another popular rock band, The Eagles, who have been doing farewell tours since their “Farewell 1 Tour” in 2003, say they will finally conclude their touring career with a show on their “Long Goodbye” tour in the Netherlands on the 15th. June 2024. .
Fans may still be skeptical about the band's touring retirement, as the band's late singer and guitarist Glenn Frey rejected the idea of them retiring on Farewell 1, during a 2005 show in Sacramento, saying : “If you are paying, we “You are playing.”
The Eagles sign up for the next Sphere residency
The band may have retired from touring, but they haven't retired from performing yet. The Eagles have signed up for the upcoming spectacular residency at Las Vegas Sphere on the Strip with eight shows over four weekends planned for September 20, 21, 27, 28, October 11, 12, 18 and 19.
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The artist's pre-sale registration is available on Eagles.com for a pre-sale beginning June 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Ticketmaster. Pre-sales for the official Platinum and VIP packages also begin June 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, while Live Nation and Sirius XM pre-sales begin June 20 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Fans will observe Sphere's next-generation technologies, including the world's highest resolution LED screen that wraps, over and around the audience creating a fully immersive visual environment. Sphere also features the world's most advanced concert-quality sound system, Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by Holoplot that delivers audio with unmatched clarity and precision, according to a statement.
The Eagles' current lineup includes Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, country and bluegrass star Vince Gill, and band founder Glenn Frey's son, Deacon Frey. Glenn Frey died in 2016.
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